Yavatmal airport operationalisation a distant dream

Yavatmal: Despite assurances from political bigwigs, the operationalisation of Yavatmal airport and a night landing facility remain a distant dream.
The western political bigwigs entered into a lease deed agreement with Reliance Industrial Development Corporation and handed over 113.93 hectares of land and infrastructure of the Yavatmal airport at an upfront premium of Rs. 3.24 crore with a performance security of Rs. 25 lakh on September 30, 2009.
The deal was reached under the mandatory obligation of bringing the airport to operation within one year. The meagre amount was assured despite the fact that the airport was constructed at a cost of over Rs. 800 crore by Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). Many alleged that it was done by the western political bigwigs to achieve their political and personal mileage.
06/08/12 TO Abraham/Times of India

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